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· Exhibition: $100/person (up to four photographs on a 12 ft long by 8 ft tall gallery wall)

Fang Tong & Cinema: Photography WorkshopsAward-winning photographer/artist Fang Tong, one of the vibrant Vancouver art scene’s rising stars, is rapidly building an international reputation for her meticulously shot and luminously cinematic work. Her stunningly surreal photography – which has seen her feature in international magazines such as Vogue and YISHU; be commissioned by the Sony Corporation as one of just twenty photographers around the world to represent their camera phone, and win first prize in the 2015 Nikon International Photography Competition – has seen Fang become an in-demand photographer who is bridging the divide between commercial and artistic success.

In March 2018, Fang will be offering a unique opportunity to join her at Vancouver Lipont Art Centre’s 5,000-square-foot gallery, for a short series of hands-on photography workshops with actors and models present. On a purpose-built movie set designed by Fang for the The Last Train to Sugartown, a feature film in pre-production with Sugartown Media, you will have the rare opportunity to learn on-set professional skills from Fang at first-hand, shoot your own photography and have a chance for exhibiting at the Lipont Art Centre.

French Wine and Cheese ReceptionAfter the workshops on March 3rd and 17th, participants have the option to attend a wine and cheese – from various French regions – networking reception with Fang Tong, actor/producer Michel Duran, and fellow photographers. The reception is co-presented by The Frenchman Magazine, Sugartown Media and the Vancouver Lipont Art Centre.

Workshop 1: $250/person*Saturday March 3rd, 2018 1:00pm – 4:00pm

* Limited 15 people per workshop. Each workshop provides the same content. Participants are responsible for their own equipment. Exhibition participants are responsible for developing and framing their own works.

Set Rental (during off-time): $50/hour/personWeekdays in March 2018 9am-5pm.

Fang Tong is an artist based in Vancouver, B.C. Canada. She graduated from the Fine Arts Institute of Shanghai University and has studied in France. She has had a successful career in painting, sculpture, design and in other media. In recent years, she has been focusing on photography and has won several major international photography awards. Fang has been exhibited in multiple group exhibitions and solo exhibitions in New York , London, Shanghai (2017), Paris (2017, 2018), and Vancouver (2017, 2018).

The Sugartown Project is a multi media production based on a darkly comedic movie centred on the efforts of two struggling independent film-makers who embark on a series of inept robberies in a desperate attempt to raise funds for their movie. This is a character-driven ‘fish-out-of-water’ farce of accidental murder and female empowerment. Artist Fang Tong photographed scenes of the movie in 2017 to start establishing visuals.www.thesugartownproject.com

Michel DuranOriginally from France but now based in Vancouver, B.C Michel Duran is a Franco-Canadian actor, director and producer. In 2013, his first feature film, Soufflé au Chocolat was screened at the Rendez-vous du Cinéma Québécois et Francophone, at the Sonoma International Film Festival and gathered 5 nominations at the 2013 Leo Awards for Best pictures, Direction, Screenwriting, Cinematography and Musical Score. In 2017, with writer Ed Chatterton, they launched The Sugartown Project, a multi-media production based on the screenplay of The Last Train to Sugartown. Alongside his movie projects, Michel is the Editor-in-chief of The Frenchman Mag, a lifestyle online magazine.www.thefrenchmanmag.com

Vancouver Lipont Art Centre is a commercial art space founded in 2016. Situated in the building of Lipont Place in Richmond, B.C., the Centre advocates the integration of business, art, design and culture. Guided by the idea of “Internet plus” and supported by YKLM™’s online and offline business platforms, it brings new vigour and vitality to the Vancouver art scene.